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Gull Weekend Workshop with Todd Easterla and John Sterling

Are you terrified of
gulls? Let us help you gain confidence in identifying most typical
individual gulls.

NEW DATES 9-10 February 2019.
Meet for lecture at 9 am on Saturday in El Dorado Hills in the eastern Sacramento
region. All day field trip on Sunday will depend on herring run
locations in the Bay Area.
Cost is $150. You will receive a CD with the powerpoint lectures for the class.

The class will conclude at 4 pm on Sunday.

This workshop is intended to take the mystery out of gull identification.
We will discuss how to age gulls for all typical species in California
as well as discuss the status, distribution and identification of the rare
gulls. We'll hopefully see some of these rare species too.
During previous classes we've found Slaty-backed, Vega, Iceland, and
Glaucous gulls among all of the normally-occurring wintering species.
Maybe we'll see a few of these and possibly other rarities.

We will have a powerpoint lecture on Saturday in El Dorado Hills coupled with field trips
at Nimbus Fish Hatchery and Folsom Lake area in order to get close and personal with as
many species as possible. On Sunday depending upon prior scouting
results, we'll spend the entire day in the Bay Area or Sonoma County starting in Petaluma, then heading to Bodega Bay and
finishing up at the mouth of the Russian River at Jenner. The
goal is create confidence in identifying and aging most individual
gulls.

To register for the class send a check for $150 made payable to John Sterling to me at: 26 Palm Ave, Woodland, CA 95695. For answers
to your questions you can email John at jsterling@wavecable.com or call him at 530 908-3836.

Adult Lesser Black-backed Gull with two California Gulls

Raptor Weekend Workshop with John Sterling and Pamela
Lewellyn

23-24 February 2019

Saturday morning lecture in Woodland with afternoon field trip in Yolo
County grasslands. All day field trip on Sunday to the Sierra Valley or
in eastern San Joaquin and
Stanislaus counties (depending on weather and local conditions).
Cost is $150. You will receive a CD with the powerpoint lectures for the class.

The class will conclude at 5 pm on Sunday.

This workshop is intended to take the mystery out of raptor identification.
We will not only discuss adult vs. juvenile plumages, but we will also
discuss the rare species that have occurred in
California.

We will have slide lectures on Saturday coupled with field trips in order to get close and personal with as
many species as possible. What fun! The
goal is create confidence in identifying and aging individual raptors.

To register for the class send a check for $150 made payable to John Sterling to me at: 26 Palm Ave, Woodland, CA 95695. For answers
to your questions you can email John at jsterling@wavecable.com or call him at 530 908-3836.

Ferruginous Hawk

Shorebird Weekend Workshop with Todd Easterla and John Sterling

Are you terrified of
shorebirds? Let us help you gain confidence in identifying North
American and Asian shorebirds that have or could occur in California.

Dates: to be determined.
Saturday in Sacramento/Davis area and Sunday in the Bay Area--locations
to be determined by scouting on prior days.
Cost is $150. You will receive a CD with the powerpoint lectures for the class.

The class will begin on Saturday at 8 am at
Sterling's house (26 Palm Ave, Woodland, CA) and will conclude each day
at 5 pm. We will start at 8 am on Sunday at a location in the Bay
Area that will be determined based upon scouting the previous Friday.

This workshop is intended to take the mystery out of
shorebird identification.
We will discuss how to age shorebirds as well as discuss the status, distribution and identification of the rare
Asian species. We'll hopefully see some of these rare ones too.
Todd and I will be scouting the region for rare species in the days
before the workshop that we hope to share with the class on the
field trips.

We will have a powerpoint lecture on Saturday at 8
am in Woodland (26 Palm Ave) coupled with
a field trip to the Davis area in order to get close and personal with as
many species as possible. On Sunday, we'll spend the entire day in
the Bay Area. We will start each day at 8 am and finish around 5
pm. The
goal is create confidence in identifying and aging individual
shorebirds. Bring a scope!

To register for the class send a check for $150 made payable to John Sterling to me at: 26 Palm Ave, Woodland, CA 95695. For answers
to your questions you can email John at jsterling@wavecable.com or call him at 530 908-3836.

Juvenile peeps, one Semipalmated and four Westerns

Beginning and Intermediate/Advanced Birding Classes with John Sterling

Beginning Birding
Dates to be announced. Cost is $175

Intended for the birding novice, this course offers an
introduction to birding basics, including discussion of optical equipment, books
and online sources of information, identification of backyard and other common
birds, and an overview of basic habitats in the region and common birds that inhabit them.We will
focus on developing identification skills, including learning how to use field
guides and binoculars effectively.Lectures will be illustrated with photographs and enhanced
with workshop activities.

Optional Sunday field trips will be offered @ $40 per field trip;
minimum is 5 and maximum is 10 participants per trip; transportation by carpooling.
Field trips will focus on species discussed during previous lectures. Sign
up for field trips during classes.

To register for the class send a check for $175 made payable to John Sterling to me at: 26 Palm Ave, Woodland, CA 95695. Be sure to
indicate the class you want to take. For answers
to your questions you can email John at jsterling@wavecable.com or call him at 530 908-3836.

Western Tanager

Violet-green Swallow

Intermediate/Advanced
Birding

Dates to be announced. Cost is $175 ($25 of which goes to the YBF).

A course for experienced birders who seek to refine their
birding skills to tackle harder to identify groups of birds.
This is not a course for beginners but for those who have well-developed field
skills and are familiar with the common birds in the area. We will review the current literature, including field guides and
identification articles.Going beyond field marks, we will also review status, distribution and habitat
preferences, as well as behavioral cues that provide a better understanding of
these birds.Lectures will be
illustrated with photographs.

Optional Sunday field trips will be offered @ $40 per field trip;
minimum is 5 and maximum is 10 participants per trip; transportation by carpooling.
Field trips will focus on species discussed during previous lectures. Sign
up for field trips during classes.

To register for a class send a check for $175 made payable to
John Sterling to me at: 26 Palm Ave, Woodland, CA 95695. Be sure to
indicate the class you want to take. For answers
to your questions you can email John at jsterling@wavecable.com or call him at 530 908-3836.

John
Sterling is a lifelong birder and professional ornithologist who lives
in Woodland. He possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of California birds, developed over nearly four
decades worth of extensive travel and study throughout the state.
John is currently writing a book
on the status and distribution of the birds of California. He serves as the President of the Central Valley Bird Club and is a past member of the California Bird Records
Committee.

To register for a class send a check for $175 made payable to John
Sterling to me at: 26 Palm Ave, Woodland, CA 95695. Be sure to
indicate the class you want to take. For answers
to your questions you can email John at jsterling@wavecable.com or call him at 530 908-3836.